LATEST NEWS & Updates

New technologies provide rich insights on plastic pollution and strengthen efforts to protect the Great Lakes.  TORONTO - 2 April, 2025...

Partnership will deploy innovative capture technology in waste reduction efforts to collect, remove and analyze waste found in Canada’s...

Groundbreaking initiative provides update on data collection and community impact in the fight to clean up the waterways of the Great...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2024 The BeBot is to be deployed on Belle Isle and the Detroit River for the first time as a result of a...

Donation will help improve water and wildlife quality in river corridors throughout Wisconsin GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 16, 2024 Midwest...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - July 19, 2023 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, an initiative of Pollution Probe and the Council of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - September 12, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is thrilled to welcome the Town of Gananoque,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - August 10, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) — a joint initiative of Pollution Probe and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Toronto, ON - July 28, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) — a joint initiative of the Council of the...

In another step forward in expanding the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, a joint initiative with Canada-based Pollution Probe, to the US,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 20, 2022 Retailer’s participation in Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Program to focus on beach cleanup,...

The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is removing plastic from water, raising awareness about plastic pollution, and gathering data to fill...

Harbour West Marina concludes second season of trapping trash for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Hamilton, ON – A group of industrial...

TORONTO, Ontario – Today, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is pleased to announce that Western University and Lambton College are joining...

Today, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is pleased to announce that the following marinas will be joining the initiative and supporting...

Government of Ontario contributes $375,000 to initiative; helps curb plastic problems in our waterways and brings up to 12 new marinas on...

NOVA Chemicals pledges its support as lead corporate sponsor for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative TORONTO, Ontario – September...

Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, is pleased to announce...